Data Scientist, Video, Trust & Safety

TikTok Pte. Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social media platform based in Singapore is seeking a Data Scientist to ensure a safe and trustworthy environment on their platform. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and over 3 years of experience in data science. Strong skills in data and statistical analysis tools like SQL and Python are essential. This role offers an opportunity to collaborate across various teams and influence product design. The company fosters a high-tempo environment where adaptability and resilience are key.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in data science or quantitative analysis.
• Proficient in data analysis and statistical analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive data-inspired decisions and form roadmaps for safety.
• Develop metrics and a quantitative measurement structure.
• Utilise understanding of content safety for data analyses.
• Collaborate with the global Trust and Safety team.

Skills

Data analysis

Statistical analysis

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in mathematics, computer science, statistics, engineering

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

Responsibilities

About the Team As a Data Scientist in TikTok's Trust and Safety team, you will drive data-inspired decisions and form roadmaps in ensuring that TikTok Video remains a safe, trustworthy, and risk-free environment. By implementing your domain knowledge, you will help diagnose, triage, and treat large-scale safety issues.

You will scope out projects, use ground-truth data to inform strategies, and influence product design. You will partner with a variety of stakeholders across the product, operations, policy, algorithm, and engineering teams locally and globally.

• Drive business development both short-term and long-term through in-depth business analysis, industry studies and the study of market trends.
• Develop comprehensive metrics and a quantitative measurement structure through statistical modeling methods to develop an understanding of video risk levels and creator experience.
• Utilise a comprehensive understanding of content safety and creator experience, and develop strategies through various data analyses.
• Refine and upgrade the content safety system for globalised products, incorporating statistical modeling methods to construct an efficient decision-making system that quantifies business tradeoffs.
• Collaborate closely with the global Trust and Safety team, proactively providing insights and recommendations, driving the implementation of data analysis value, and overseeing the macro direction of the business.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above, preferably in mathematics, computer science, statistics, engineering, or related fields.
• 3+ years of experience in data science or quantitative analysis.
• Proficient in data analysis and statistical analysis tools such as SQL and Python.
• Experience in quantifying complex problems using A/B testing and other statistical skills, such as causation/correlation, decision trees, regression analysis, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional and global teams.

Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Your ability to work in a high tempo environment, adapt, respond to day-to-day challenges of the role.
• Your resilience and commitment to self-care to manage the emotional demands of the role.